2018 Rocky Mountain Junior Olympic Sailing Festival August 10-12, 2018 Community Sailing of Colorado (Area F) Cherry Creek State Park

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1 2018 Rocky Mountain Junior Olympic Sailing Festival August 10-12, 2018 Community Sailing of Colorado (Area F) Cherry Creek State Park Organizing Authority Community Sailing of Colorado, Denver, CO National JO Sponsors: Gill, Sperry New England Ropes & Zim Sailing SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). 2 ENTRIES Boats that have completed registration are eligible to race. 3 SAFETY 3.1 A Coast Guard-approved PFD must be worn and fully secured at all times while afloat, except for brief periods while adding or removing clothing. Whistles permanently attached to the PFDs are recommended. This changes rule A boat retiring from a race shall notify a race committee boat before leaving the course, or, when that is impossible, the Regatta Office immediately after arrival ashore. 4 CHECK-IN Competitors shall check in with the Race Committee Signal Boat before the initial warning signal of the first race each day. 5 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board(s) located on the Denver Sailing Association Clubhouse. 1

2 6 CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Any change to the SIs will be posted before 9:00 am on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 7:00 pm on the day before it will take effect. 7 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 7.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed near the mariners pole adjacent to the Denver Sailing Association clubhouse. 7.2 Flag AP with two horns or one horn when lowered means, The race is postponed. The initial Warning Signal will be made not less than 60 minutes after AP is lowered. This changes Race Signal AP. 8 SPECIAL SIGNALS Code Flag A (White and Blue vertical stripes) displayed with no sound while boats are finishing means "no more racing today." 9 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, August 10 10:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration & Check In 1:30 pm On Shore Clinic 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm On Water Drills/Clinic/ Practice Races 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Welcome Party at the Marina at Cherry Creek 7:00 pm Glow stick Sailing Saturday, August 11 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration, Check In & Breakfast, Rigging 9:00 am Opening Ceremony & Competitor s Briefing: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Racing (lunch onshore, 5-7 races possible) Sunday, August 12 8:00 am -9:00 am Breakfast, Competitors to Rig 9:30 am Racing (lunch on the water) 2:00 pm Last possible Start 3:00 pm Closing/Award Ceremony Races are scheduled as follows: Race Date Time of Warning Signal Practice Races August 10 2:00 pm Race Day August 11 11:00 am Race Day August 12 9:30 am 2

3 9.1 No initial Warning Signal will be made after 2:00 pm on the last day of racing. 9.2 The distance from the launch site to the racing area is approximately.4 miles 9.3 Should conditions make it impossible to complete the scheduled number of races, the regatta shall be terminated and the results based on the races completed and scored; in any event, when 5 or more races are completed a boat s worse score will be dropped. This changes A2. 10 CLASS FLAGS Class flags will be: Laser Radial Class Laser Class Flag c420 Class c420 Class Flag RS Tera Class Optimist Class RS Tera Flag Opti Class Flag Topaz UNO Pennant # 1 Portsmouth Class OOAK Flag (other classes may be added) 11 RACING AREA The racing area will be as shown in Appendix A, attached. 12 THE COURSE 12.1 The diagram(s) in Appendix A and B show the course(s), the order of rounding, and the side on which each mark is to be rounded or passed The course will be displayed from the Race Committee Signal Boat. 13 MARKS Marks of the course will consist of orange marks and other inflatable marks. The starting and finishing marks will be orange. 14 THE START 14.1 Races will be started in accordance with rule The starting line will be between the staff from which an orange flag is displayed on the Race Committee Signal Boat at the starboard end of the line (looking upwind) and the course side of the port-end starting mark Boats whose Warning Signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area A boat shall not start later than 5 minutes after her starting signal. A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal shall be scored Did Not Start (DNS) without a hearing. This changes rules 63.1, A4.1 and A5. 15 RECALLS 3

4 The Race Committee intends to hail OCS boats after the starting signal. The failure to make or receive such communication shall not be grounds for redress. This changes rules 41 and 62.1 (a). 16 THE FINISH The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag or shape on a Race Committee boat and the course side of a nearby finish mark unless the finish is for a shortened course. See RRS (OR) The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag or shape on a Race Committee boat and the course side of a port-end finishing mark. 17 PENALTY SYSTEM [ To encourage taking penalties as appropriate and to encourage arbitration, the following may be invoked in the Sailing Instructions. ] The following sections of Appendix V shall apply: V1 PENALTY AT THE TIME OF AN INCIDENT The first two sentences of rule 44.1 are changed to: A boat may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 or rule 31 in an incident while racing. However, when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 while in the zone around a mark other than a starting mark, her penalty shall be a Two-Turns Penalty. 18 TIME LIMIT The time limit will be 45 minutes for all classes. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF) without a hearing. This changes rules 35, 63.1, A4.1, and A5. 19 PROTESTS 19.1 Protests shall be in writing and delivered to the regatta office within 60 minutes after the time of the docking of the race committee signal boat for that competitor s course Protests will be heard in approximately the order of receipt as soon as practicable Protest notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors where and when there is a hearing in which they are parties to a hearing or named as witnesses. This posting shall constitute the notification required by RRS 61.1(b) and RRS The following sentence is added to rule 66. On the last day of racing, a party to the hearing may ask for a reopening no later than one hour after being informed of the decision. This changes rule 66. 4

5 19.5 Infringements of SIs 3, 4, and 22 are not protestable by another boat. This changes rule 60.1(a) The penalty, if any, for an infringement of a rule other than a rule of Part 2 will be at the discretion of the Protest Committee and may be less than disqualification. 20. PROTEST ARBITRATION The following sections of Appendix T, Arbitration, shall apply: T1 POST-RACE PENALTIES (a) Provided that rule 44.1(b) does not apply, a boat that may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 or rule 31 in an incident may take a Post-Race Penalty at any time after the race until the beginning of a protest hearing involving the incident. (b) A Post-Race Penalty is a 20% Scoring Penalty calculated as stated in rule 44.3(c). However, rule 44.1(a) applies. (c) A boat takes a Post-Race Penalty by delivering to the arbitrator or a member of the protest committee a written statement that she accepts the penalty and that identifies the race number and where and when the incident occurred. T2 ARBITRATION MEETING An arbitration meeting will be held prior to a protest hearing for each incident resulting in a protest by a boat involving one or more rules of Part 2 or rule 31, but only if each party is represented by a person who was on board at the time of the incident. No witnesses will be permitted. However, if the arbitrator decides that rule 44.1(b) may apply or that arbitration is not appropriate, the meeting will not be held, and if a meeting is in progress, it will be closed. T3 ARBITRATOR S OPINION Based on the evidence given by the representatives, the arbitrator will offer an opinion as to what the protest committee is likely to decide: (a) the protest is invalid, (b) no boat will be penalized for breaking a rule, or (c) one or more boats will be penalized for breaking a rule, identifying the boats and the penalties. T4 ARBITRATION MEETING OUTCOMES After the arbitrator offers an opinion, (a) a boat may take a Post-Race Penalty, and (b) a boat may ask to withdraw her protest. The arbitrator may then act on behalf of the protest committee in accordance with rule 63.1 to allow the withdrawal. Unless all protests involving the incident are withdrawn, a protest hearing will be held. 5

6 21 SCORING The Low-Point Scoring System of Appendix A shall apply for all classes. A maximum of 12 races are scheduled, of which 1 shall be completed to constitute a series. If 5 or more races are sailed, a boat s worst score shall be discarded. This changes RRS A SUPPORT BOATS 22.1 Except as noted in 22.2, team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall not be in the racing area from the time of the preparatory signal for the first class to start until all boats have finished or the Race Committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment. Support persons who violate this instruction may be subject to penalty under RRS Optimist Green Fleet: Coaching is encouraged during the starting sequence, around marks, and for staying generally on course. Green Fleet support boats must identify themselves to the Race Committee and be careful not to interfere with any racing boats. Safety is paramount Coaches must wear fully secured PFDs while on the water. Other support people Race Committee, mark and safety boat operators, parents, etc. are strongly encouraged to wear fully secured PFDs while on the water All coach boats and other support boats/support personnel must agree to aid any competitor in distress or requesting assistance of any sort. 23 PRIZES Junior Olympic medals will be awarded to each member of the crew placing first, second and third in each division. Attachments : Appendix A - The Racing Area Appendix B - Course Diagrams 6

7 Appendix A Start at leeward mark, finish at windward mark Appendix B Triangle + Windward, 4 legs total Offset start and finish lines Mid-leg Start/finish \ 7